Newsletter No 15 TERM 3 14 September 2016€¦ · 14/09/2016  · Newsletter No 15 TERM 3 14 September 2016 School Motto: With Pride We Strive We are coming to the end of another

Clifton Park Primary School

Telephone: 9725 2400 Fax No: 9725 2656 Email: [email protected]

Webpage: www.cliftonpark.wa.edu.au

Newsletter No 15 TERM 3 14 September 2016

School Motto: With Pride We Strive

We are coming to the end of another term; a term that has been full of learning and many interesting events for the Clifton Park community including Incursions, Book Week, Excursions, School Photos, Winter Carnival, Father’s Day Stall and Open Night. I wish to thank all members of the school staff, School P & C and School Council who have supported me throughout this term as I have taken on the role of Principal. It has been a pleasure and delight to lead this wonderful school. I wish you all a very happy term break and I look forward to continuing to work at supporting the learning of all students in the school as Deputy Principal in Term 4 when Mr Gates will return from leave.

SCHOOL OPEN NIGHT What a wonderful celebration of learning took place on Thursday 1 September when the school hosted the annual Open Night! Our school was full of excited students and supportive family members, with a 93% attendance rate. The students eagerly showed their work and talked about their learning. It is also always wonderful to catch up with past students who take the opportunity to come and say hello to their former teachers. The rooms and corridor looked fantastic and there were many other displays to view. Thank you to all the staff and students for all the hard work that went into preparing for the event. Mrs Garton announced the winners of the Photographic Competition. (See details further in newsletter) before the night finished off with three songs being superbly sung by the school choir. Thank you to Mrs Kaitani for preparing the choir, who performed with excellence and joy. Special acknowledgement goes to the Lawson family who, with the support of the P&C, cooked and served 300 sausages. What an incredible effort and a super sausage sizzle!

PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION

The student response to the Photographic Competition that Mrs Garton organised as part of this year’s Book Week celebration was wonderful. All photos submitted were full of meaning and memories for the students and their families and all entrants

should be proud of their efforts. After a viewers’ voting process, the winners of the competition were:

Katie Year 3, for - Student-taken Australian Environment

Seth Year 3, for - Family Albums for Family History

Congratulations to both these students. Their photos were amazing and fun. Thank you Mrs Garton for running this very successful competition.

SPECIALIST ASSEMBLY Last Friday those who attended the Specialist Assembly were entertained with all Year 1 – 6 students performing in either a Japanese or Music item. The range of items and skill level at which they were performed are testament to Mrs Kaitani and the work she does in these two learning areas. Her hard work and the support she received allowed the talented students to demonstrate the skills they are working on each week in class. We are fortunate to have such a creative and enthusiastic staff member teaching these skills to our students.

COMING EVENTS

September

12-23 Swimming Lessons

16 No Lunch Orders

23 Last day of Term 3

23 No lunch orders

Term Break:

Monday 26 Sept – Monday 10 Oct

October

10 School Development Day (Student Free)

11 Students’ First Day of Term 4

14 Years 4–6 Triathlon - Swimming leg

24 School Development Day – (Students Free)

28 Years 4–6 Triathlon – Running and Bike leg

Swimming Lesson Times:

Bus leaves school

Start lesson End lesson

Approx return

Years 2,4&5

10:40am 11:00am 11:40am 11:55am

Years 1&2/3

11:50am 12:10pm 12:50pm 1:05pm

Year 6&PP

12:35pm 12:55pm 1:35pm 1:50pm

Recess and lunch times have been modified for those classes affected.

Requirements:

Bathers/Towel/Goggles School Uniform and underwear Strong plastic bag for wet clothing carried in a

recycling shopping bag

Please ensure your child’s name is on all possessions.

SWIMMING LESSONS Swimming lessons commenced this week and all is running smoothly. Here are a few reminders:

Students are required to wear normal school footwear to school, however they will be allowed to wear thongs or slip-on footwear to and from the pool. This is for the safety of the students.

There will be NO Friday lunch orders for the two weeks swimming lessons are being conducted.

Some students will be eating their recess and lunch food at differing times to what is normal. You may like to consider packing slightly more recess food to tide them over until lunch. Swimming can use up a lot of energy.

Parents you are welcome to come to LLC and watch your children.

PLEASE NOTE: There will be NO Friday lunch orders for the two weeks while swimming lessons are being conducted. SCHOOLS ARE NON SMOKING AREAS Remember that school premises are strictly non-smoking. Please refrain from smoking whenever on the school grounds. SCHOOL CHAPLAIN As mentioned in the last newsletter our new school chaplain, Mrs Sue McDonald, commenced work on Thursday 1 September. Sue works at our school every Thursday. As a parent, you are welcome to avail yourself of this service. If you would like to make an appointment with Sue, please speak to her directly on a Thursday or leave a message at the school office. Sue will then organise a time to meet with you. TERM 4 SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT DAYS Please take note and start making necessary plans for the TWO School Development Days that are taking place next term. These days are used for the staff to receive professional learning and for whole staff involvement in planning for 2017. Students do not attend school on:

Week 1: Monday 10 October and

Week 3: Monday 24 October.

We are aware that these days have the potential to cause some significant disruptions to your schedules hence the timely advice.

STUDENT LEADERS The Term 3 Student Councillors will be finishing next week and, on behalf of the school, I would like to sincerely thank Zarah Schluter and Seth Russell for the great job that they have done for our school. I know that they really enjoyed the leadership opportunity and learned much about how to go about it. Welcome to our Term 4 Councillors, Isabella Ferrari and Beau Depiazzi, I am confident that they will serve their school well and that they will also learn more about leadership. SCHOOL AWARDS AND GRADUATION ASSEMBLY (REPEAT) Please mark in your diaries the date for this very important event in the school calendar. This will take place in Week 10, Term 4 on Tuesday 13 December. This will be a morning event commencing at 9:00am. PLANNING FOR 2017 – IMPORTANT INFORMATION (REPEAT) Planning for 2017 is underway at our school and we are at the stage of gathering information in regards to student numbers and staffing. To help us plan we need to know about the intentions of parents. If you already know that your child will not be returning to Clifton Park Primary School in 2017 can you please contact the office to let us know. This will enable us to more accurately work out class sizes and funding for next year.

Deborah Jolliffe

PRINCIPAL

MRS JOLLIFFE’S JOTTINGS

Social and

Emotional Focus

Each fortnight you will see a poster in the classrooms and around the school. In 2016 the school has raised the awareness of social and emotional literacy by focusing on resilience. Keep an eye out for this fortnight’s poster.

Active Bodies – Positive Minds at Clifton Park Primary School

Our school has been successful in its application for a ‘Sporting Schools Grant’ and has the support of WA Triathlon in providing a unique experience in the school’s physical education curriculum. Students in Year 4, 5 and 6 classes

are participating in a specialist Triathlon Program on Friday mornings, delivered by local Junior Triathlon Coach, Cory van Dijk. The students will have 6 sessions covering the three disciplines of a triathlon

(running, cycling and swimming). In Term 4 the program will culminate with:

Stage 1-Triathlon Event - Week 1, Friday October 14 Swimming and transition to bike.

Stage 2 - Triathlon Event - Week 3, Friday October 28 Cycle and Run.

If you have an interest in this sport, or are just a supportive school community member, we would be keen for your assistance as these events require considerable adult supervision.

If you are interested in volunteering and/or require further information please contact the school on 9725 2400 or contact [email protected]

The lost Thing

Once there was a blue and sparkly

bowl. It has eyes, a mouth, legs

and a spoon. It can speak like a

cat. It can also speak Australian.

He was all alone he went to the

lost things he said, “look at this I

belong here” he made friends so

he stayed there.

By Izzy, Yr 4

On Monday 5

th September Year Four went to the Bunbury Art Gallery to see an exhibition by Shaun Tan, a West

Australian author and illustrator.

The children were fascinated and created ‘lost things’ of their own and wrote stories about them. During technology they

worked in groups of four and constructed an animated story of their ‘things’.

We would like to thank Ryley Clarke for her awesome help and support in our class on Tuesdays for technology. She has

been on work experience and we appreciated her care and commitment.

Mrs Gerace

Year 4 Teacher

THE LOST THING

One day in a gloomy, sad city three friends got together. Their

names were Luke Chicken Ferrari, Zavier Duck Philips and Adam

fang Mcguigan. Then they found the lost tissue box that was

squirting tissues with boogers on them all over the place. When

they had calmed it down they took it to lost things ’N’ lost stuff

centre to buy it some supercalafragalisticexpialadocius warming

food. After that the lost tissue box was very happy. They then tried

to find its home. After looking from luxury dog houses to rat caves

they went down the dead alleyway. This was where they found a

rubbish bin. Coming from inside was a bright light. They jumped in

and found a magical world full of lovely creatures. When they got

back to the surface they told everyone the story I just told you. After

that the city was a happy and fun place to be.

THE END Angus wrote this book

Angus, Yr 4

The Lost Thing

One day I was walking to school and I

saw a lost thing. So I put that lost thing

in my bag and took it school. I was

going to do show and tell but it was

making a lot of noise. The teacher

heard it and I got suspended. I went

home and did some research and it is

one of the noisiest thing in the world.

So I upgraded it and now it is the

quietest thing in the world.

Bought to you by the Lost Thing, it is a

movie.

By Lily, Yr 4

The lost thing One day a little girl was walking to the park. She loves going to the park. One day she saw a pink

thing. She walked over to it. It smiled at her. She noticeals that it had a walking stick. She said “Are you ok?” it said yes! In a growling way. She took it home. She love it and it loved her too. After 5 years it died. She was so sad she made a model of it and

keep it safe.

BY LEONIE Yr 4

Start your own worm farm on Friday 16th September.

The Year Four class will be selling worms and worm

juice from 8:00am until 8:30am at the front of our

school.

Exciting creatures, recycling waste,

makes superb fertiliser and only

$6 for a container of worms.

or

Buy worm juice at only $3:00 a container

to give your plants a boost of nutrients.

See you worm lovers there!

C.H.A.T. (Changing Health Acting Together)

Just mucking around is good for you

Good

Idea Suggest that the family set

aside a time each week

when you don’t have to do

anything or be anywhere in

particular. No television, no

computer games, no

playstation-just general

mucking around. It may be

hard at first, but you’ll come

to love it.

TOP TIP

Some kids who lie around

watching TV to pass the

time may seem relaxed but

often they feel exhausted.

What they need is some

fresh air and physical activity.

Life can be stressful for adults and kids too, and

everyone benefits from a rest now and then.

These days many people have forgotten the art of

„just mucking around‟. It means not doing

anything in particular, not being organised or

structured.

It can seem like a waste of time, but it‟s one of

the healthiest thing you can do, especially as a

family. Hanging around, laughing over silly

things, just watching the clouds go by is relaxing

and refreshing. It helps your mind turn off for a

while and it lets your body relax.

What you can do NOW

Resist the urge to tell kids to keep busy

Show the way by taking time out and enjoying

yourself rather than always trying to get things

done

Stock up on board games suitable for the whole

family to play

UNIFORM SHOP OPEN DATES

FOR TERM 4

9am – 9:30am

Monday 17 October

More dates to be confirmed

School Uniform Order Forms are available at the front

office. Complete and place them in the uniform box

in the front office and they will be processed as soon

as possible.

Lauree Sims

Uniform Coordinator

Monday-Friday

During school hours

0400 239 144

VOLUNTEER NEEDED FOR THE

SCHOLASTIC

BOOK CLUB CO-ORDINATOR Scholastic has partnered with Australian

schools for over 45 years to instil a love of reading in children.

They have provided millions of opportunities for children to access quality, age-appropriate books and safely choose their own independent reading

material, thereby supporting our teachers' efforts to foster literacy through a love of books, a desire to

learn and the joy of reading for pleasure.

We are looking for your help, it’s easy- Role:

Distribute Pamphlets to each class twice a term

Order books twice a term

Distribute books twice a term

Co-ordinate the Scholastic Book Fair twice a year

Jodie Harkness, the current co-ordinator, is happy to do a thorough hand over.

Please phone the school on 9725 2400 if you are interested and arrangements can be made. Thank you Jodie Harkness, we have really

appreciated the work you have done as the book club coordinator.

FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY

CPPS P&C has the opportunity to obtain a series

of donations from the ANZ Bank.

If you know anyone who is arranging a home

loan through the ANZ Australind bank, they only

have to tell the bank that they have a connection

to our P&C and we can earn 0.5 % of the loan,

that’s $500 per $100,000. The connection can be

anyone who just knows of our

P&C, they don’t even need to have

children at our school.

Our P&C bank with the ANZ Australind and they

also support our children by providing the service

of students’ school banking. Spread the news!!